Patrick Hannon is VP Corporate Development at Frontier Silicon, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital radio. He was elected President of WorldDAB, the international association responsible for promoting the DAB family of standards, in November 2013. His role is to work with policy makers, regulators and industry players (including public and private broadcasters, network operators, device manufacturers, retailers and automotive manufacturers) to ensure that digital radio is successfully rolled out in as many territories as possible. Before joining Frontier, Patrick was a strategy consultant focused on broadcast / digital media. Previously, he held senior strategy / commercial roles at the BBC / BBC Worldwide.